NUTS 3

Vâlcea

Region of Romania · NUTS code RO415

Among 42 NUTS 3 regions of Romania, Vâlcea ranks best in gdp per capita (20th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Vâlcea vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
14,300 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2023
20th of 42 in the country
Romania 19,960 €/inh. · -28%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
59.9 /km²
−0.1 vs 2023
27th of 42 in the country
Romania 81.3 /km² · -26%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-1.2 ‰
−0.4 vs 2023
17th of 42 in the country
Romania -0.1 ‰ · +1100%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
2.7 ‰
+0.9 vs 2023
25th of 42 in the country
Romania 5.4 ‰ · -50%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
48.3 years
+0.5 vs 2024
3rd of 42 in the country
Romania 44.0 years · +10%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
24.3 %
+0.7 vs 2024
3rd of 42 in the country
Romania 20.3 % · +20%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
4,224 per 1,000
3rd of 42 in the country
Romania 1,561 per 1,000 · +171%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Sud-Vest Oltenia

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Vâlcea belongs to.

Population
1,848,028
−7,669 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
76.9 years
0 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
6.9 %
−0.8 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
7,500 €/inh.
+900 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
61.7 %
−1.8 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
111 per mn
+4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
16.8 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.26
−0.12 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
1.9 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.7 %
−0.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
315 per 100k
+3 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Sud-Vest Oltenia

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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